Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-03-19

ipgs on her table, and kept locking a
them while she was dressing, Little
':'heophilus, the youngest Of the nine,
watched her, with childish wonder at
her unusual silence. When she was
ready she laid one of the drawings
away in a drawer, shutting her lips as
tightly together as she shut the drawer,
and took the other in her hand.
1t was a beautiful April morning,
The next Sunday would he Easter, and
every thing seemed to know it; but
Dilly's face was clouded. When she
reached the little bridge over Creeping
Brook she heard a shouting behind her.
sgd was running after her, waving
something in his hand. You're the
carcleSscSt girl" he painted. ''lfThoffy
hadn't seen youtakc the wrong picture,
YOU might not have got it there in
time
Dily's heart beat quickly, 1t wa
not too late now to win the prize.
But
Il took the one meant to-" she
said. ''Oh. Syd"'-her voice broke
almost into tears now-"I couldn't
bear to win the prize away from Chatty
Arkwright; it makes 50 much difference
to herr
"If that isn't the most ridiculous
thing l ever heard OFF, exclaimed sgd,
with tremendous emphasis. Hasn't
she had a fair chance? Is it your fault
if she can't draw as well as you can? |
can tell you that isn't the way things
are done in this world,'
1t was of no use to argue against
Syd's worldly wisdom. She wished she
had told Margcry. Margery saved
up but she would have understood.
Il have a right to do as | please, and
you have no right to interiors; said
billy, drawing herself up.
sgd look ed thoroughly surprised; it
was a new thing for billy to be self
asserting; and although his face was
like a thunder-cloud, he did not try to
n'loo, i,'.'i, a., "l',i o"v '?,' iooN a..
resolution should fail-into little bits,
and threw the bit, over the railing into
Creeping brook.
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'"' EI.'t SOP III ier '"io"'' III" NOT
once 'hIhh 'nIl sue "au ilI'ot an Easter
olleflhg, out am sure 'he hecorulhS
A,Eei "I"'
r"'n'IS "'I" ~ilo'ncI'' s'st'rS anu
DrothctN' even uhcIeS' ltuhtS ana COUSINS
locked 10 the Academy nan the next
saturday morning 10 see the drawing
and hear the prize awarded.
1t was gwen to 'MlsS Charlotte Ark
wright Tor a drawing OF horses INC a
colt Two OF three other drawings
received honorable mention. but
not even tina was accorded to the
sketch OF CrumPle ana her cali
DuIy father adjusted his glasses
and looked ut her somewhat severely,
ana ner mother looked disappointed
and Margery sympathetic. sgd scowled
tiercely, but sgd would never tell. He
saved up his opinions and all the news
he heard as carefully as he saved his
+ pennies.
Oily caught a glimpse of Chatty
ArkwrIght radiant face and her heart
glowed.
"Im glad did it; if could choose
again | would do the same thing" She
SAID to herself.
1t was somewhat worse at sunday
school n next day. Inc superlntend-
ent reld the names OF those whose
Easter offerings na' heIpeo to pay Tor
tle chaleeI window all their nlne'
Town 70 lhoiy, had gwen some thing,
nIu hao inaue an Easter ollerlh@'
DiIIy sat- doWhcast ana shame1aced,
feeling as II every body were looking
at her She was sure that her teacher,
MISS sylvester, who was also the
teacher OF drawing and painting at tlfe
Academy gave her two or three curious
glanceS'
- you Know Salo one OIL the girls
III I'm! ciarS TO Hho'her' Il Jew Gays
al,rr' ~tl'at MIS- sylvester mas sent
pIIly Do"ocn " oea''''lui Easter cara
mat she painted herself? lhere are
aIl9el' heauS on IT. ana Il passion Vlne'
ana the text Is: lhasmuch as ye dld 1t
unto Il OF 'he least OF these my breth-
rem ye ola 1t unto me- she ma
>eNH any othcr girl Il card l don
understand II.